ASTRONOMICAL NETWORK RESOURCES
Lists of astronomical resources
On-line publications
Main Journals
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Letters since July 1, 1995, Main Journal and Supplements since since 1997
- HTML, PDF
- References: links to NASA ADS and Full Text, if available
- Back references from journals in UCP system
- Scanned papers for all other volumes, starting 1895, in Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
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The Astronomical Journal
- Full version since 1998 (HTML, PDF and PostScript)
- Scanned papers for all other volumes, starting 1849, in ADS
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
- Full version since 1998 (HTML, PDF and PostScript)
- Scanned papers for other volumes, starting 1975, in ADS
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Full version since 1997 (HTML, PDF and PostScript)
- References: links to NASA ADS
- Links to SIMBAD for all objects in the article
- Search
- Scanned papers for all other volumes, starting 1969, in ADS
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Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series
- PDF and PostScript since April 1996, HTML since 1997
- Scanned papers for other volumes, starting 1980, in ADS
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- PDF since 1998, HTML and PDF since 1999
- Scanned papers for other volumes, starting 1970, in ADS
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Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Other useful on-line resources for "traditional" publications
"Non-traditional" on-line publications
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Web journals
- New Astronomy - since August 1996
- Multimedia articles - animation
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Newsletters - sent to subscribers by e-mail
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Example - Active Galaxies Newsletter
- Announcements of recently accepted papers, conference proceedings and dissertations, jobs and conferences.
- Monthly since November 1996, over 400 subscribers.
- E-mail to Matt Redman,
mpr@ast.man.ac.uk
- LaTex and PostScript files archived
On-line databases
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SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Set of Identifications, Measurements, and Bibliography for Astronomical Data
- Provides basic data, cross-identifications and bibliography for astronomical objects outside the solar system.
- Can be queried by object name, coordinates and other criteria (filters).
- Filters: coordinate criteria, physical criteria, specified identifiers or measurements, citations.
- Simbad contains today (7-Oct-1999):
- 2,734,455 objects
- 7,522,719 identifiers
- 108,610 bibliographical references
- 3,088,485 citations of objects in papers
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NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED)
- Contains positions, basic data, and over 1,980,000 names for 1,400,000 extragalactic objects, 1,092,000 bibliographic references to 39,000 published papers, and 40,000 notes from catalogs and other publications.
- Now NED has very convenient web interface: search by name, position, type, photometry, redshifts, catalogs, references, author names, etc.
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The Planetary Data System (PDS)
Starcast
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Starcast is an interface for querying multiple data archives catalogs, and other online astronomical resources from a single Web-based form. Using simple but common query parameters, you can use Starcast to quickly locate online services (maybe even services you didn't know existed) that may have the data you're looking for. Starcast can even query those services for you, so you don't have to learn ten interfaces just to answer one question.
- Target name, position, data source, data type, location.
HEASARC Astrobrowse
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The HEASARC Astrobrowse service allows users to query hundreds of different catalogs and services around the world using a single form.
- Quick search.
- Full hierarchical tree of resources. Useful for scanning to see what is available in Astrobrowse.
- Full hierarchical tree of resources. Useful for scanning to see what is available in Astrobrowse.
Astronomical Catalogs and Journal Tables
The Aladin Sky Atlas
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Interactive software sky atlas allowing the user to visualize digitized images of any part of the sky. All known objects in the field from catalogs. Visual summary of the multi-wavelength sky. Web preview - jpegs less than 30 Kb. Powerful Java interface.
Atomic Data
Software
Organizations
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StarWorlds
- The largest searchable directory of organizations, institutions, associations, companies, and so on, involved in astronomy and related space sciences.
- More than 6,200 entries.
Personal data
Miscellaneous
Dima Verner
(verner@pa.uky.edu)
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